Question

There are 16 cats and 14 dogs in a local animal shelter. Which phrase describes a ratio relationship between the two quantities? the number of cats in the shelter compared to the number of cats in the shelter the number of cats in the shelter compared to the number of dogs in the neighborhood the number of dogs in the shelter compared to the number of cats in the shelter the number of dogs in the shelter compared to the number of rabbits in the shelter

Answer 1

They are comparing the number of cats in teh shelter to the number of dogs in the shelter.

Answer 2

Answer: The number of cats in the shelter the number of dogs in the shelter

Explanation:

Given statement: There are 16 cats and 14 dogs in a local animal shelter.

Since, they are talking about only animal shelter.

here the first quantity is cats in the animal shelter and the second quantity is the number of the dogs in the animal shelter.

Thus here, "the number of cats in the shelter the number of dogs in the shelter " is the phrase which describe the relationship between the two quantities.